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A man faces charges after allegedly forcing his way into a woman’s Locust Street home, attacking her and taking her cellphone Wednesday. Gregory Maurice Marlin, 36, is accused of pulling the woman, an acquaintance, back inside as she attempted to leave and call police. She was slightly injured, officer Jeff Goodrich’s report said...

Bedford County Board of Education moved to start the bid process for land acquisition for a new elementary on the north end of the county during its monthly meeting at Community High School Tuesday night, "We have discussed for quite some time now about the addition of a new elementary school in town," said school superintendent Don Embry. "It is time to start looking for land to purchase."...

Federal indictments were unsealed Wednesday charging nine Middle Tennessee medical professionals, including four doctors, four nurse practitioners and a pharmacist, with various charges alleging their participation in illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids and other dangerous narcotics and health care fraud schemes, said Don Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee...

A 2005 GMC Denali left in a Jarrell Street driveway unlocked with keys inside was reported stolen Thursday. The owner said he called a cellphone left inside and a friend who said she was driving the vehicle to look for a job answered. The car has been reported to police as stolen...

A man who allegedly resisted handcuff attempts was charged with resisting arrest and criminal impersonation Tuesday. Damerial Centez Jones, 26, of Nashville was initially stopped on Elm Street for speeding by officer David Dye. Jones allegedly identified himself as his brother and gave a false Social Security number after his initial arrest for driving without a license, police said. He allegedly resisted the handcuffs but was subdued by Dye and Sgt. Justin Smith...

A suspect in tool thefts at Shelbyville Mills Road homes in January was arrested Monday after a Shelbyville police detective saw him driving near Walmart. Brandon Dwayne Lenon, 21, of East Parkway was followed by Detective Nathan Everhart from the North Main Street to rural northern Bedford County. Everhart said he didn't actually pursue with lights and siren due to the city's policy against unnecessary pursuits...

Bedford County government continues to make preparations for the move of Bedford County Jail, Bedford County Workhouse, Bedford County Sheriff's Department and the county judicial system to their new home on Hart's Chapel Road. During Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' law enforcement and workhouse committee, Commissioner Bill Anderson said the recent report from the University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service about the 61 people it will take to staff the new jail and workhouse left him feeling "grossly misled." He asked whether Tennessee Corrections Institute has told the county anything different from the CTAS report, and also asked whether it would be possible to ramp up jail staffing with population.. ...

Will Shaw, with the Shining Stars organization, was the special guest of the Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette softball team for their game against Lawrence County on Wednesday night, He handed out the “first pitch” before the game. Will is the son of Haven and Mandy Shaw. (T-G Photo by Gary Johnson)

It was an eventful Monday for the Shelbyville Central softball team as head coach Kacy Bondurant resigned early Monday morning. Assistant coach Bubba Shavers has been named interim coach for the Eaglettes. The Eaglettes took the field on Monday evening and lost a 6-3 heartbreaker to visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup...

Though it’s going to remove over $800,000 from the school budget, Bedford County Board of Education moved Tuesday night to make classroom laptops accessible to every high school student. The approved recommendation, made by the school’s technology department, will purchase 2,600 laptops at $340 each for a total of $840,884. A budget amendment made by the board allows the money to be taken from the school fund balance...